Hike & Fork

Trail 023Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

Sentiero Tiziana Weiss

Comune di Duino Aurisina · about 20 min by car from Trieste

Distance
7.5 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
161 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

7.5 km out-and-back walk near Comune di Duino Aurisina, up to Borgo San Mauro (quota 107 m)/ Naselje Svetega Mavra, 161 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Grotta Torri di Slivia and Aurisina. After the walk: wine tasting at Bajta Salež (4.1 km) and lunch at Antica Trattoria Menarosti in Trieste (14.0 km). Reachable by train: Bivio d'Aurisina station, 103 m from the trail.

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Trieste: about 20 min (13 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Trieste, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

45.75099,13.66918

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Bajta Salež

Sgonico · 4.1 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Antica Trattoria Menarosti

Trieste · 14 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Devetak

Savogna d’Isonzo · 15 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Comune di Duino Aurisina and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Antica Trattoria Menarosti in Trieste, 14 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Bajta Salež, 4.1 km from the trail.